11/13/08 DLD: Because we need one
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 12:15 PM PST
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We need a fresh DLD. There are awards being given out. Birthdays happening. Movies coming out tomorrow. Valuable job-searching tips to be found. Earthquake evacuations going on.
The Yankees want CC. The Red Sox want Lowe. K-Rod wants the Mets.
But the A's already got Holliday. Wahoo!! :) (and really, do I need to put a link to that? Because if so, check out the last 50 or so diaries on AN....)
It's lunch time, that means it's dump time!
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The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 13, 2008 12:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You're amazing.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Nov 13, 2008 12:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I was going to call it the "Pam made me do it" DLD, butI couldn't figure out how to imbed the facebook chat into it...
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh...I think screen shots would have been the way to go there.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Nov 13, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of Hollidays
I continue to be amazed by some of the questions people write into Dear Abby.
DEAR ABBY: Thanksgiving will be here soon, and I hope you will help me spread a timely message.
Each year the media cheapens the holiday by referring to it as Turkey Day instead of Thanksgiving.
Please remind your readers that the name Turkey Day is both inaccurate and inappropriate.
While I think turkeys are charming and entertaining, our family does not gather on the fourth Thursday of November to celebrate the intelligence or majesty of these remarkable birds.
Instead, we try to carry on the tradition of the Pilgrims who were thankful for their bounteous blessings after surviving their first winter in the New World.
I believe the expression “Happy Turkey Day” contributes to the dumbing down of America, and that we are falling further and further away from the real meaning behind the holiday with each passing year.
Please help to remind your readers to use the correct name for this important holiday, and let’s all have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent.
- Mark M. in Tampa, Fla.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Nov 13, 2008 12:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
which reminds me of my all time favorite Dear Abby question
DEAR ABBY: I have a question I cannot find the answer to. I have asked many people, including the chief of staff of the U.S. Army and Madeleine Albright. Nobody seems to know the answer.
I am 90 years old, and if I don’t get an answer soon, it will be too late. My question is: Can nose hair get dandruff? — JOHN W. JOHNSON, CAPT., U.S. ARMY (RET.)
Seriously? You asked Madeline Albright about this?
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Nov 13, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there was a good chance she'd have known...
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Nov 13, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's it, someone better write a Turkey Day DLD and quote this letter
I must be overworked, because I never have time to write letters like this to Dear Abby…..
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Or...you have a great life?
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 13, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a righteous cause
I think I’ll hold a candlelight vigil in support of this.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 13, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sincerely Yours,
Abraham Simpson
Springfield
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Nov 13, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
by doctorK on Nov 13, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, Turkey Day does not refer to Thanksgiving
Turkey Day is the day that millions of Americans have chosen to commemorate the life and thought of Mark M. of Tampa, Fla. We’ve just been having it the same day as Thanksgiving so nobody forgets.
by Englishmajor on Nov 13, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Remember the last Thursday of November
and keep it holy.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Nov 13, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not the last Thursday of November.
The fourth Thursday of November. Which usually just happens to also be the last.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
See, this is proof positive!
I was laughing and walking around and saying “Turkey day”. Next thing I know I forgot the exact timing of the holiday. (I do usually remember it because the two little guy Aces have B-Days on 11/16 and 11/26, so turkey day is usually smacking right up on their celebrations.)
We should get a constitutional amendment banning this raping of our traditions…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Nov 13, 2008 4:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you realize that about 10% of the human population are actually turkeys?
That’s a shocking statistic. We need to find out who they are, round them up, and drop them from a helicopter.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"As god is my witness
I thought Turkeys could fly!"
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Nov 13, 2008 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought 10% of the human population are actually foam packing peanuts...
…or was that 90%?
"I have more questions after these."-WaddellCanseco
by Gaijin_Suketto on Nov 14, 2008 8:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Then remember that the next weekend
is my studio’s open studio and glass sale. Y’all are invited. Its a big party with lots of food (hot dogs, yay!) and drink plus demos. Worth the visit just to visit, I promise!
Hope to see you here
by lynnzgal on Nov 13, 2008 7:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dump Time, you say? Oh, those crazy dance girls in El Paso
Suspensions were handed out for this one:
Three seniors on the Chapin Sapphire Dance Team were suspended for three days after admitting they baked laxative-laced brownies to give the the Andress High School dance team as a prank.
…
Andress parents claimed that the brownies also contained bleach, rat poison and other household products. The girls denied those claims, and EPISD administrators have sent the brownies to a Department of Public Safety lab for testing.
…
The desserts were to be delivered at a football game between Andress and Chapin on Friday as part of a tradition, in which dance and cheerleading teams exchange gifts, parents have said.
by Soaker on Nov 13, 2008 12:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
free agency starts tonight?
that crept up on me. i mean, the tonight bit, not the free agency arriving..
i guess of more pressing concern is the start of the india – enland cricket series, huh…
BB should send scouts to watch cricket players.
by alea iacta est on Nov 13, 2008 12:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We just don't
have words as good as shambolic in our colonial sports headline repertoire.
"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin
by Hot Cup Joe on Nov 14, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just heard that Swisher was traded to the Yankees
No other details yet
by 3up3dn on Nov 13, 2008 12:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Swisher traded to the Yankees.....BARF
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3700869
This ABSOLUTELY BLOWS!!!!!
by 33SwisherSweet on Nov 13, 2008 12:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
booooooooooooooooooo
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wait, for a minor league pitcher?
Come on Billy, you could’ve offered more!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They could announce more players.
This.
by Blicks on Nov 13, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
there will be other players
otherwise this is epic fail of magnanimous proportions. I would like to see Kenny Williams supporters defend this one, the statheads may give him a hard time sometimes but this is pretty lol if its the trade
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by iamawesomer on Nov 13, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, nice deal for NYY
Not a huge Swish fan, but surely buying as low as possible.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Nov 13, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WOW.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Nov 13, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
Also, I’m glad someone mentioned Swisher. Does this dude from Gossip Girl look like Swish’s younger, douchier brother?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Nov 13, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How did someone not bring this up from that article?
Not even average
Nick Swisher in 2008 had the worst batting average among players with at least 502 plate appearances, the number needed to qualify for the batting title.
From the bottom up :
Nick Swisher, White Sox .219
Daric Barton, A’s .226
Michael Bourn, Astros .229
Jack Cust, A’s .231
Mark Ellis, A’s .233
Rickie Weeks, Brewers .234
Kevin Millar, Orioles .234
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 13, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That list makes me sad.
And not because of Nick Swisher.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Nov 13, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly. Having 3 everyday players on that list is not something to be proud of. :-(
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 13, 2008 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hey now, don't sell us short
Swisher: was an A
Barton: is an A
Cust: is an A
Ellis: is an A
Weeks: brother of an A
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Nov 13, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
First thing I thought of...
Not only do we have 3 people on the list… we had a younger unpolished sibling of another, and one that we’d take back on our team if we could.
The Stockton Ports pitching staff is better than the Orioles.
by gdub171 on Nov 13, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Your Oakland A's ladies and gentlemen...
We don’t care about average.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 13, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
or being well below it.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 13, 2008 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oakland: The furthest point in the continental USA from Lake Wobegon
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Nov 13, 2008 4:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't you heard? It's all about OBP.
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Nov 13, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
And the only reason Hannahan isn’t on the list (1st) is because he missed the cutoff by 10 plate appearances.
by AgitationStation on Nov 13, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
so hannahan makes 4…
and swisher was on the team until a year ago…
and we drafted the younger brother of rickie weeks…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Nov 13, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We suck
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 13, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
whoops, should have kept reading downthread
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Nov 13, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i brought that up after the initial swisher trade post
but im glad that at least somebody mentioned it here too. it’s truly pathetic.
by diehardoaklandfan22 on Nov 13, 2008 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, now why the hell didn't we trade for Swisher?
I mean, it would have taken, like, Ryan Wing or something.
by mikev on Nov 13, 2008 12:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
the sox would have been better off trading swisher for cash considerations
at least they could use the money to buy another MLB ready player
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on Nov 13, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You suggest Winging it, then?
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 13, 2008 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wing and a player
… to be named later
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 13, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Byrd for Ryan Wing
Would be the Byrd Wing trade.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 13, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Juan Pierre for Ryan Wing
would be the Zero Wing trade.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Nov 13, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Curt Schilling for Ryan Wing
would be the right Wing trade.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 13, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Wing for the former Speaker of the House
would be the Wing Tip trade.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Nov 13, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Wing for Jessica Alba
The Hot Wing trade
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Nov 13, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Wing for Marshawn Lynch
The Buffalo Wing trade
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Sweeney for Todd Helton, anyone?
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Nov 13, 2008 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Depends
Are Rontrez Johnson, Steve Barber, Moses Walker, and Huston Street involved?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 3:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You can't trade Barber...
…he’s still in the Diathermy machine!
"I have more questions after these."-WaddellCanseco
by Gaijin_Suketto on Nov 14, 2008 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's not hurt though
Just a little tender.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Nov 14, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Buffalos have wings?
My VORJ just went down by using this line…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Nov 13, 2008 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Nov 15, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Silly me... I thought those job-searching tips were actually going to be relevant to me.
Of course, I did just manage to get two part-time jobs in one day, so I’m pretty much awesome.
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 13, 2008 1:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I hope the part time jobs last more than a day
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw this over on McCovey:
Someone says that someone else says that Zito’s mom passed away. Poor Z. :(
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 13, 2008 2:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
"A close friend of mine who works as a nurse at a hospital told me last night that Barry Zito's mom has passed away."
{cough}hipaa{cough}
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
:(
(By the way, as a former hospital employee, I have to say that the HIPAA violation alarm is screaming about this….)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Screaming?
Not just coughing discreetly? ;)
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Screaming.
Like a fire alarm, but much much worse…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know.
Oh, the stories I could tell from the Stanford medical records I’ve read…
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Please come sit next to me.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 13, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So I can tell you the stories, or so you can represent me when I'm sued for telling the stories?
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 14, 2008 8:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
More on the "cute" kid from across the Bay...
Maybe he can room with RyRy and Dale next year?
schmifty-Did his hottness factor go up after reading this?
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 13, 2008 2:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hm, no, Lincecum is still seven kinds of gross
and he best stay very far away from our RyDale :D
by schmifty on Nov 13, 2008 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Seven kinds of gross, eh?
Now I’m curious to hear what exactly each of these seven kinds of gross is…
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 13, 2008 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Easy pickin's
He’s snaggletooth gross, greasy hair gross, weak chin gross, superscrawny gross, awkwardmotion gross, mullet gross, and lotsofgirlslikehimandthatsjustwrong gross.
by schmifty on Nov 13, 2008 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's gotta be a Something OTM
If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus
by pam5981 on Nov 13, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How about AN Personal Ad of the Month?
In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!
by DMOAS on Nov 13, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
superscrawny gross
HEY
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Nov 13, 2008 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like to think of you as, pound-for-pound, the smartest guy on AN
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Nov 13, 2008 9:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no, that would The Dogfather
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"be"
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lord, no -- waaaay too many pounds.
BUT — this off-season I am committed to getting much smarter, pound-for-pound.
Then, maybe I can even become super-scrawny gross. It’s a goal.
I’d like to aspire to lotsofgirlslikehimandthatsjustwrong gross, but that ship has sailed, collided with an iceberg and …
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 14, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{cough}
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{cough}
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 14, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Definition #4 is a work of genius
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Nov 14, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
we've all been there
{offers andeux #5}
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{cough}
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{Netflixes "The Rural Juror"}
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 14, 2008 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whew -- I was afear'd that ...
… this was today, and I didn’t know it.
Or maybe I was glad, or maybe it wasn’t today, or maybe I did know it.
Anyway, to quote the philosopher (turn down volume first).
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 14, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There is also superscrawny hot.
See: Blevins
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 14, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Stark just said on ESPN that the Spankees are going to offer CC 6 years, 140 million.
No, i don’t have a link
by mikev on Nov 13, 2008 4:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Kinda cool...
Holliday earns Silver Slugger Award.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 13, 2008 4:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well, the longer he stays with the A's, the less likely he is to win any *more* awards...
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MaEl's cat
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 13, 2008 5:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
Scientists’ first photos of extrasolar planets reveal the Eye of Sauron.
au contra ire
by JediLeroy on Nov 13, 2008 7:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That was my first thought, too.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Nov 13, 2008 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Em, check this.
So, our RyBear has had some rather awful haircuts over the years.
This makes me really grateful for his current attachment to the buzz cut.
by schmifty on Nov 13, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
and he even has a different color shirt for each day of the week!
by diehardoaklandfan22 on Nov 13, 2008 8:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hm, he needs a stylist.
I can be that stylist.
by Kimberly on Nov 13, 2008 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you can have the middle one
I kinda like the fourth one. but only if he smiles a bit more. looks like a police mugshot…i wonder if that’s why i like it….hmmmmmm
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 13, 2008 8:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there an age specification for "cougar"?
Like, is it X years and older? Or is it a difference of years?
Just curious……
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 14, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say maybeee... 40+?
But it can vary a bit depending on the age of the bait, yes.
by schmifty on Nov 14, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This Coug Talk reminds me of a discussion from 2 years ago
I still love this photo!
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2006/9/27/11492/1021#577752
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 14, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The years since SNL have been unkind.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 14, 2008 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
*sigh*
That was the day after we clinched the division. That was a happy day.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 14, 2008 6:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There will be more happy days in the future :-)
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 14, 2008 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He looks a little... tired... in the 4th one.
But his hair is less offensive than in the others, so that’s good.
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 13, 2008 10:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
You and Kimberly = stalkers extraordinaire.
And yes, after seeing these (and other) photos, I am glad he no longer feels the need for the bleached hair look. Yikes.
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 13, 2008 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The site where I got the pics has a ton of cool scouting info on Ry
from when he was 16-18 years old.
Ryan Sweeney scouting on Perfect Game USA
A lot about his stuff as a PITCHER. :dies: No wonder he has such a cannon from the OF.
Some like him better as an outfielder/power hitter, but we have a hard time forgetting that he is a 6’5" lefty that we’ve seen touch 91 mph.
- Spring 2002
Although he made things look easy at times he played hard all weekend with several stolen bases and competing every inning.
- 2002
Is he a pitcher or a player, that is the MILLION dollar question. He threw 89 easy as pie in Ft Myers with a upper 70s sharp slider. He faced three good hitters and got 3 strikeouts very quickly. We’ve seen him throw 90 after 100 pitches in the 7th inning last year. His body has gotten even better, bigger and stronger. We would expect every Scouting Director to see him this Spring. He really looks the part, he’s easy to find on a baseball field.
- 2003
At 6 foot 5 and 205 pounds, he has one of the best baseball bodies in the Country. He has a long and lean musculature with an additional 20 pounds from last year. A trend that will continue as he can easily afford another 20 pounds under his frame.
- 2003 (Ry! You’ve only gained 10 of those pounds! I saw those skinny thighs in the dress pictures – get moving!)
He still exceeded some expectations by running the fastest time in the 60 registering a 6.53 on the laser, the best time we have ever seen him run. He took the field and threw either 91 or 92 on every outfield throw with plus carry to the base showing easy and smooth actions throughout. […] At the plate his power is not the only thing Sweeney has to offer. His strike-zone awareness is one of the best we have seen from a High School player in the past couple years.
- Spring 2003
Oh Ry, if only you had gone on to be a pitcher, I would quite possibly love you even more… because I would get a better view of your ass.
by schmifty on Nov 14, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He has one of the best non-baseball bodies in the country too!
I can’t even imagine him pitching but that would absolutely send me over the edge.
You get the TTOTY award. (Treasure trove of the year!) The stuff that you find is fabulous. Even if he had the worst hair in the world as a kid. Honorable mention to Kimberly for the shirtless photo find.
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Nov 14, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, thanks!
Stalking is a gift. :) Glad you liked the info! I love little tidbits like that.
by schmifty on Nov 14, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Attention: KIMBERLY
Do you have any more modeling pics? I scoured the internet for hours last night, but I couldn’t find the original site for that shirtless shot! :( I’m dyyyinggg.
by schmifty on Nov 14, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that was the only one on the site.
I’ll try to find the site through my history and post it. It was some photographer who had a couple other shots of other baseball players.
by Kimberly on Nov 14, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, thanks for checking!
You’re awesome!! :D
I’m sure that shirtless shot was the best from the set, anyway, so I’m happy :) THANKS!
by schmifty on Nov 14, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I couldn't find it :(
I checked the date and time that I saved the photo, but the link to the website wasn’t there! And all the MSN image results were of every photo I clicked on that day except that one pic. This is sad.
by Kimberly on Nov 14, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's okay - it really does seem like it's been taken down or something!
I searched for it for hours, to no avail. Maybe Ry asked that it be taken down… haha!
by schmifty on Nov 14, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I looked at the first four pics and said to myself: "he should smile."
Then I looked at the fifth pic.
Just hit, baby!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Nov 14, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A pitcher? Say wha?!
Wow. Then he really would be a Mulder wannabe…. 6’5" lefty, same hair…
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 14, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also:
a little bit of artistic license needs to be taken on one of the quotes from that site:
Complete package including the plus MLBbodybooty!
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 14, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And now we just need Dale, the Early Years
to examine his bad haircuts and any possible run-ins with staples he may have had as an impressionable youngster.
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 13, 2008 10:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've had haircuts like that
My Mom always called them “Dork Dews” (or would it be "Dork Do’s?) you know like Hairdo’s . . . whatever . . . shut up!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Nov 14, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, they're Hairdon'ts.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 14, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hair hair
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Haren Haren
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Nov 14, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In 1 and 2 it looks like
he is getting ready to audition for a party in “the real slim shady” video.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Nov 14, 2008 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra
by Cheezombie on Nov 13, 2008 9:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ironically, they may have achieved their goal just in time
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Nov 13, 2008 10:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i was thinking that too
but chances are he’ll be offered a new contract
"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra
by Cheezombie on Nov 13, 2008 10:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mission accomplished?
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Nov 14, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heckuva job, Kenny
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
mmmmmm Kennies
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Nov 15, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Condolences - Barry Zito's Mom
Small note in Friday’s paper – Barry’s mom died yesterday morning after brief illness.
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
by LongTimeFan on Nov 14, 2008 7:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Link.
Rest in peace, Roberta…
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
by Poppy on Nov 14, 2008 8:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Poppy for the link
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
by LongTimeFan on Nov 14, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
From teh little side bar thing on the front page...
According to MLB.com, “A’s general manager Billy Beane has run out of patience with Bobby Crosby.”
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 14, 2008 2:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
linky link
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 14, 2008 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Saw that
My only comment is…
ABOUT FREAKIN’ TIME BILLY!!!
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Nov 14, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
consider the source (Urban) and the phrasing (there's a BIG qualifier in front of the blockquoted phrase)
Did you overpay for those eggs? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 14, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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